Description

Golden Rock Dive Center is a small, family run PADI dive center who operate in an unspoiled Marine Reserve.

We believe divers should dive the way they want without the constraints of an over crowded boat of strangers. Golden Rock Dive Center is a small, friendly and flexible dive center with top quality equipment and experienced staff who are focused on safety and fun, without the pretension. We offer a variety of customized dive/hotel packages, and booking with us is a personalized experience where the dive center arranges your requested accommodations.

At Golden Rock Dive Center, our goal is to provide you with a unique dive holiday on a small and safe Caribbean island free of mass tourism and cruise ships. We give every guest the most personalized experience possible whether during your dive, setting up after dive experiences, or eating a local fish/lobster BBQ! Our dive center is located directly on the bay only a few meter walk to the dive boats and a few minute stroll from the 2 hotels on the bay. Located across from the St. Eustatius National Park (STENAPA) Headquarters, we are visited by dive travelers from all over the world to enjoy our impeccable diving in the Marine Park and Reserve. We offer flexible dive schedules and site selection to ensure customer satisfaction is guaranteed.

Statia offers over 30 dives sites, most of which are moored. The dive sites range over 7 different underwater ecosystems: new wrecks, historical wrecks, coral encrusted lava flows, isolated rock outcroppings, wall dives, muck dives, and boulder slides. There are dives to please everyone in your dive group and conditions are mild enough year round for all levels of divers to be safe and have fun.

Take the extra time and go the extra mile to have a quiet, safe, secluded, and unique Caribbean holiday away from it all. Let us take care of you!

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Resort Description

Orange Bay Hotel is a casual resort built within 17th century ruins, with sea-view rooms and its own Harbour Club restaurant

With views of the stunning Caribbean Sea from all corners, the Orange Bay Hotel is only a couple of minutes' stroll from the beach and modern PADI dive center. The center is family-run and specialises in private group dives, so the trips are flexible and tailored to your wishes and diving level. Explore seven distinct eco-systems of the unspoiled Marine Reserve.

The atmosphere of the hotel is relaxed and peaceful, with only eight rooms in total. Each room has the same amentities, including a private balcony or terrace, so choose based on your preferred view; ocean-front or cliff-side, upper level or ground. A complimentary continental breakfast is served up daily at the hotel's own restaurant so you can fuel up with the sunrise and get straight to diving.

How to get there

Arrival

The nearest airport is Oranjestad (EUX-F.D. Roosevelt) and a 10 minute taxi ride can get you straight to the resort from there.

A round trip airport transfer can be arranged with the hotel, available 24 hours (advance notice required, additional cost).

Free parking is available.

Check in time is 4pm.

Departure

Check out time is 11am.

It is a 10 minute taxi ride to Oranjestad (EUX-F.D. Roosevelt) Airport.